AC8UO
Newbie
I used to have a Yaesu FT-60 in the past, which I bought new and no longer own, which came standard with a desk charger. Whenever I re-charged that transceiver, it used to take 10 or more hours to bring the transceiver up to full charge.
I recently bought a used Yaesu FT-60. Everything seems to be working properly on it. I also purchased a used Vertex Standard CD-47 desk charger for it, which the seller described as the original and working properly. He also included the Vertex Standard 43B wall wart which came with it. (I understand Yaesu has changed the wall wart numerous times over the years including the 44B and other models).
When I received the transceiver, it had 8.4v on the screen whenever I turned it on. Then after using it for a couple of weeks it eventually got down to 5.5v and the battery symbol started blinking so I knew it was time for charging it.
Last night I plugged in the wall wart into the desk charger and put the transceiver in the slots and the red light came on, as is normal. To my surprise, 20 minutes later, the amber light came on which I believe means the transceiver is not seated correctly in the desk charger. Nothing had disturbed the desk charger so I was confused. I decided to unplug the desk charger, take the transceiver back out of it and re-seat the transceiver back into the seating slots. After that, I plugged the desk charger back in. The red light came on to indicate it was charging again. After another 25 minutes, the green light came on the desk charger. I was shocked. The process had only taken 45 minutes total. When I took the transceiver out of the desk charger and turned it on, the screen indicated 8.2v.
As I understand it, the original CD-47 desk charger was a trickle charger. I have some concerns that my transceiver charged so quickly. Do you think this has damaged my transceiver? Thanks in advance for any insights or recommendations you may have.
I recently bought a used Yaesu FT-60. Everything seems to be working properly on it. I also purchased a used Vertex Standard CD-47 desk charger for it, which the seller described as the original and working properly. He also included the Vertex Standard 43B wall wart which came with it. (I understand Yaesu has changed the wall wart numerous times over the years including the 44B and other models).
When I received the transceiver, it had 8.4v on the screen whenever I turned it on. Then after using it for a couple of weeks it eventually got down to 5.5v and the battery symbol started blinking so I knew it was time for charging it.
Last night I plugged in the wall wart into the desk charger and put the transceiver in the slots and the red light came on, as is normal. To my surprise, 20 minutes later, the amber light came on which I believe means the transceiver is not seated correctly in the desk charger. Nothing had disturbed the desk charger so I was confused. I decided to unplug the desk charger, take the transceiver back out of it and re-seat the transceiver back into the seating slots. After that, I plugged the desk charger back in. The red light came on to indicate it was charging again. After another 25 minutes, the green light came on the desk charger. I was shocked. The process had only taken 45 minutes total. When I took the transceiver out of the desk charger and turned it on, the screen indicated 8.2v.
As I understand it, the original CD-47 desk charger was a trickle charger. I have some concerns that my transceiver charged so quickly. Do you think this has damaged my transceiver? Thanks in advance for any insights or recommendations you may have.
